I have one word for you: Run. Run fast. Run very fast. Run like you're in Pompeii on volcano day, because baby, shit's about to get hot and explosive in short order and you don't wanna be one of the screaming villagers on fire n shit when it happens.
That would be so awesome if there were a bunch of jobs out there ripe for pickin'. We're just plain fucked. Fucked if you stay and fucked if you leave. I'm just glad I have a job and <gump>that's all I've got ta say about that.</gump>
"National Security Letters" were quite plainly search warrants and subpoenas without Fourth Amendment protections back when they were first proposed. And that's all they'll ever be: If the FBI had real evidence that somebody was a bad guy, they could have easily gone to a judge and said "We'd like to investigate this person, and here's why."
Instead, we're heading into Kafka land: People investigated and/or locked up without charges, without evidence they can confront, without a chance of freedom, and punishment of death when it's all over.
I'm trying to play devil's advocate here on the side of the FBI. Wait, I can't. It's just easier to be in full hidden control than to operate within the public eye.
I was going to suggest that perhaps there aren't enough judges, aren't any judges that have enough time to review details before they sign off on them, perhaps the judges are chicken-shits and afraid they'll be held responsible for signing off on something that harms citizens.... but all of that stuff just doesn't have any way of being answered. Lack of knowledge leads to judgment (no pun) - FBI is judged as being a fear-mongering control-happy agency that doesn't like to do paperwork before they act since 9/11... or can't do paperwork because they want to just go out and do something NOOOOWWWW.
Well, I'd like to be able to just walk out and start working at a high-paying job NOOOOOWWWW, but it isn't that easy. It takes effort, time, and paperwork before activation. The FBI doesn't want to be constrained by rules.
Ah, there's my devil's advocacy: No one likes being constrained. That makes it okay, right?;)
I'm Dutch and the Patriot Act affects my life and privacy too
RESTORE LIBERTY
REPEAL THE PATRIOT ACT
We're damned if we do and damned if we don't...
If we go through the pain in the ass efforts with citizen signatures, getting senators to actually act based on the citizen opinion (which is mostly scared and uninformed people), get the process started to repeal (which will take years with convenient delays), and actually GET it appealed, that will be the time terrorists strike just to spite us.
If we don't bother to repeal, corporations and those influenced by said corps will find convenient ways to reduce freedom even more before we become a controlled socialist state.
It was less than 3 miles from the airport and at 1750 ft altitude. Your average R/C aircraft pilot wouldn't be that stupid unless he/she is intent on getting in trouble.... Most R/C hobbyists are surprisingly aware of the laws related to their hobby.
This sounds more like a daredevil intentionally getting near the flightpath... Maybe even using FPV with one of the newfangled quadcopters, 'cause at 1750 ft your 3ft aircraft is going to look more like a spec in the sky than something you can easily control.
Hey, they made the news. Success from his/her perspective.
I get "I'm sorry, that is not a valid extension" sometimes, and then the IVR starts over.
You don't by chance have a speakerphone active when you press buttons, do you? On my mobile, when it's in speaker mode, pressing a button once somehow causes an echo which is received as the same or a different number. It takes multiple digits as an attempt to contact an extension. I have to put it in speakerphone mode, activate the "mute" function, then it works like a charm.
Prenda is just going to offer to settle for $3,000 or something with each of these people (along with a gag agreement), and drop the case against them if they let it go to court. Bank on it.
For ruling against them!!! Technically, there's no end to this is your lawyers are slimey enough. Technically it may even be possible to sue the members of SCOTUS...
How much money do I need to somehow get my hands on to just run around being bored... you know... bored enough to sue to relieve my boredom?
Of all the people criticizing these copyright trolls, why would they strike back at the guys who know what they're talking about and have the means to defend themselves(lawyers). Waiting for someone to come here soon and say "And....it's gone" with a link to their statement about going bankrupt and closing shop.
"Uhhhhhhhh uuuuhhhhh... We meant to do that. Uhhhhhh yeah."
It is rare today to find a crime that doesn't involve an automobile in some way. As a getaway car, the jacked in a carjacking, or as transportation to the airport for those jumping bail, we very rarely see a case cross our desks these days that does not involve a car.
Therefore, our special car crimes unit needs more money.
AC
Don't fret. Google is developing cars. All activity will be monitored!:-D It's a GoodThing(sm)!
Today everything in life requires a computer, to take money out of the bank, going up the elevator, walk through the automatic shop doors, the cctv recording every move in the shop, the alarm system, the opening of the cash register. What's more I'm carrying my smart phone, a credit card.... So far in about 5 minutes and I already can't count how many computers have been involved.
No, the surprising thing is that the idiotic governments see this as any different to a security guard being sat there and manually writing down a list of people passing him, the guy at the cash register maintaining a list of everyone he served at the counter. They need a warrant to take that list, they think just cause it's a computer rather than a human recording the information a warrant can be ignored!
Amen. Awesome comment!:)
You know, not to take it too far, but another thing that is involved in every crime is the use of oxygen. It's all around in the mix of thoughts and tools!
mail crime! (oooh those kid nappers and their random letters!) brick crime! Crimes involving bricks! spraypaint crime! (lets just call it graffiti and be specific please!) clothing crime!
Awesome comment:)
And, and, and, if we control it all from the outside in, people will be more protected and feel safe, right? Fucking stupid Humans. We will apparently never learn as a whole that the crimes are all driven by childhood development (this includes abuse, rejection, excessive praise, media, food, well fuck, everything).
Obviously, computers facilitate crime, so we must register them and their users. Think of the income from this that cities like Detriot desperatly need. And while we are at it, no person under 18 should be allowed to have a cellphone wiht a camera. These facilitate "sexting".
Spoken language is also used as a motive, opportunity, and means. Registration of words and recording of all spoken language is required immediately!:>
Exactly, that is what the commercial entities having you sign documents hope for. they hope that you have absolutely no clue how the law works, and that you will give into anything that they say, and not question it.
It will be interesting to see what happens with this. I can't wait.:)
It seems to me that the content of an IP packet should be protected under wiretapping laws. What gives the ISPs the right to monitor my traffic. If they do have this right, do they also have the right to break or somehow spoof encrypted traffic as well?
The ISP has the right to monitor your traffic because you signed an agreement that says they are allowed to, and are allowed to take action.
They aren't breaking encrypted traffic; the endpoints are the endpoints whether the traffic is encrypted or not. If one of those endpoints is a "MarkMonitor" entity, they are perfectly within their right to receive any information they do.
Now, if only a totally encrypted environment existed with no palatable way to identify users..... Oh, wait, Freenet does exist. It's just so damned slow that using it is, well.. feasible, but not something fast-paced people (read: most) are going to accept. However, it is an option.
I'm sorry, officer. I would love to give you some video evidence of the shooting that just took place across the street. I would have had it if it weren't for the new unmanned unit laws. They just sit in my basement now (*whisper* when you're not around).
Too bad the video I "wasn't" taking earlier "can't" be given to law enforcement because that would give the defendant a counter-claim or the evidence could just be thrown out, couldn't it?
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Attrition is cheaper than layoff. HINT. NUDGE.
I have one word for you: Run. Run fast. Run very fast. Run like you're in Pompeii on volcano day, because baby, shit's about to get hot and explosive in short order and you don't wanna be one of the screaming villagers on fire n shit when it happens.
That would be so awesome if there were a bunch of jobs out there ripe for pickin'. We're just plain fucked. Fucked if you stay and fucked if you leave. I'm just glad I have a job and <gump>that's all I've got ta say about that.</gump>
FBI releases data on Google spying.
The FBI doesn't release information, you funny commenter, you. :)
"National Security Letters" were quite plainly search warrants and subpoenas without Fourth Amendment protections back when they were first proposed. And that's all they'll ever be: If the FBI had real evidence that somebody was a bad guy, they could have easily gone to a judge and said "We'd like to investigate this person, and here's why."
Instead, we're heading into Kafka land: People investigated and/or locked up without charges, without evidence they can confront, without a chance of freedom, and punishment of death when it's all over.
I'm trying to play devil's advocate here on the side of the FBI. Wait, I can't. It's just easier to be in full hidden control than to operate within the public eye.
I was going to suggest that perhaps there aren't enough judges, aren't any judges that have enough time to review details before they sign off on them, perhaps the judges are chicken-shits and afraid they'll be held responsible for signing off on something that harms citizens.... but all of that stuff just doesn't have any way of being answered. Lack of knowledge leads to judgment (no pun) - FBI is judged as being a fear-mongering control-happy agency that doesn't like to do paperwork before they act since 9/11... or can't do paperwork because they want to just go out and do something NOOOOWWWW.
Well, I'd like to be able to just walk out and start working at a high-paying job NOOOOOWWWW, but it isn't that easy. It takes effort, time, and paperwork before activation. The FBI doesn't want to be constrained by rules.
Ah, there's my devil's advocacy: No one likes being constrained. That makes it okay, right? ;)
I'm Dutch and the Patriot Act affects my life and privacy too
RESTORE LIBERTY
REPEAL THE PATRIOT ACT
We're damned if we do and damned if we don't...
If we go through the pain in the ass efforts with citizen signatures, getting senators to actually act based on the citizen opinion (which is mostly scared and uninformed people), get the process started to repeal (which will take years with convenient delays), and actually GET it appealed, that will be the time terrorists strike just to spite us.
If we don't bother to repeal, corporations and those influenced by said corps will find convenient ways to reduce freedom even more before we become a controlled socialist state.
Like I said, damned if we do, damned if we don't.
It was less than 3 miles from the airport and at 1750 ft altitude. Your average R/C aircraft pilot wouldn't be that stupid unless he/she is intent on getting in trouble.... Most R/C hobbyists are surprisingly aware of the laws related to their hobby.
This sounds more like a daredevil intentionally getting near the flightpath... Maybe even using FPV with one of the newfangled quadcopters, 'cause at 1750 ft your 3ft aircraft is going to look more like a spec in the sky than something you can easily control.
Hey, they made the news. Success from his/her perspective.
Except when they just disconnect you.
I get "I'm sorry, that is not a valid extension" sometimes, and then the IVR starts over.
You don't by chance have a speakerphone active when you press buttons, do you? On my mobile, when it's in speaker mode, pressing a button once somehow causes an echo which is received as the same or a different number. It takes multiple digits as an attempt to contact an extension. I have to put it in speakerphone mode, activate the "mute" function, then it works like a charm.
So did I and, sadly, it made sense.
"I'm contributing $Y to the political party I support."
"Oh yeah? Well, I support the opposite political party so I'm going to contribute $X where X > Y!"
What about those of us that really want to make a difference but don't have much X to "direct"?
I wanna be sued also!!!!!!
Dang, no one ever sues me...
Mix up Prego and Splenda... give it the obvious name. Wait for it... wait for it....
Just do as fox news does and pre-face everything you say with "some people say"
I'll take that idea and massage it into a "fair and balanced" opinion...... Umm... Wait. Working on it. Can't think of one.
Prenda is just going to offer to settle for $3,000 or something with each of these people (along with a gag agreement), and drop the case against them if they let it go to court. Bank on it.
Whoa, flashback.
Is Prenda related to SCO?
For ruling against them!!! Technically, there's no end to this is your lawyers are slimey enough. Technically it may even be possible to sue the members of SCOTUS...
How much money do I need to somehow get my hands on to just run around being bored... you know... bored enough to sue to relieve my boredom?
That's what I heard, Prenda is run by a child molesting ring of Nazi baby killers.
Does anyone else know anything interesting about Prenda?
They sell a brand of non-sugar sweetener that causes cancer in the eye within 24 hours.
Do I get sued now?
Was?
Of all the people criticizing these copyright trolls, why would they strike back at the guys who know what they're talking about and have the means to defend themselves(lawyers). Waiting for someone to come here soon and say "And....it's gone" with a link to their statement about going bankrupt and closing shop.
"Uhhhhhhhh uuuuhhhhh... We meant to do that. Uhhhhhh yeah."
No problem. We'll just replace "cyber" with "digital" and then it'll sound less stupid.
[replace replace replace] Hmm.. that's odd. How come it's not working?
You're typing with the wrong "digits".
I'm sorry; had to. :)
This anthrocriminal element is taking over I tell you.
Locate and control all carbon immediately! Parents will feel safe, and society will be more, well....... uh..... Invest!
It is rare today to find a crime that doesn't involve an automobile in some way. As a getaway car, the jacked in a carjacking, or as transportation to the airport for those jumping bail, we very rarely see a case cross our desks these days that does not involve a car.
Therefore, our special car crimes unit needs more money.
AC
Don't fret. Google is developing cars. All activity will be monitored! :-D It's a GoodThing(sm)!
Today everything in life requires a computer, to take money out of the bank, going up the elevator, walk through the automatic shop doors, the cctv recording every move in the shop, the alarm system, the opening of the cash register. What's more I'm carrying my smart phone, a credit card.... So far in about 5 minutes and I already can't count how many computers have been involved.
No, the surprising thing is that the idiotic governments see this as any different to a security guard being sat there and manually writing down a list of people passing him, the guy at the cash register maintaining a list of everyone he served at the counter. They need a warrant to take that list, they think just cause it's a computer rather than a human recording the information a warrant can be ignored!
Amen. Awesome comment! :)
You know, not to take it too far, but another thing that is involved in every crime is the use of oxygen. It's all around in the mix of thoughts and tools!
mail crime! (oooh those kid nappers and their random letters!)
brick crime! Crimes involving bricks!
spraypaint crime! (lets just call it graffiti and be specific please!)
clothing crime!
Awesome comment :)
And, and, and, if we control it all from the outside in, people will be more protected and feel safe, right? Fucking stupid Humans. We will apparently never learn as a whole that the crimes are all driven by childhood development (this includes abuse, rejection, excessive praise, media, food, well fuck, everything).
Obviously, computers facilitate crime, so we must register them and their users. Think of the income from this that cities like Detriot desperatly need. And while we are at it, no person under 18 should be allowed to have a cellphone wiht a camera. These facilitate "sexting".
Spoken language is also used as a motive, opportunity, and means. Registration of words and recording of all spoken language is required immediately! :>
In other news: Nearly Every NYC Crime Involves Shoes.
Immediate blockage of the sale of socks will act as a deterrent. Get this out to all TV stations immediately! :>
Exactly, that is what the commercial entities having you sign documents hope for. they hope that you have absolutely no clue how the law works, and that you will give into anything that they say, and not question it.
It will be interesting to see what happens with this. I can't wait. :)
It seems to me that the content of an IP packet should be protected under wiretapping laws. What gives the ISPs the right to monitor my traffic. If they do have this right, do they also have the right to break or somehow spoof encrypted traffic as well?
The ISP has the right to monitor your traffic because you signed an agreement that says they are allowed to, and are allowed to take action.
They aren't breaking encrypted traffic; the endpoints are the endpoints whether the traffic is encrypted or not. If one of those endpoints is a "MarkMonitor" entity, they are perfectly within their right to receive any information they do.
Now, if only a totally encrypted environment existed with no palatable way to identify users..... Oh, wait, Freenet does exist. It's just so damned slow that using it is, well.. feasible, but not something fast-paced people (read: most) are going to accept. However, it is an option.
I'm sorry, officer. I would love to give you some video evidence of the shooting that just took place across the street. I would have had it if it weren't for the new unmanned unit laws. They just sit in my basement now (*whisper* when you're not around).
Too bad the video I "wasn't" taking earlier "can't" be given to law enforcement because that would give the defendant a counter-claim or the evidence could just be thrown out, couldn't it?
Damn shame.